U+10502 "𐔂" Elbasan Letter Ce Unicode Character

U+10502 "𐔂" Elbasan Letter Ce is a letter from the Elbasan script, an alphabetic writing system invented in the mid-18th century by the Albanian Christian scholar and monk Gregory of Durrës to transcribe the Albanian language, specifically used in the Elbasan Gospel manuscript. This particular character represents a voiceless affricate sound similar to the "ts" in English "cats" and is one of the 40 letters of the Elbasan alphabet, which was part of an early effort to create a distinct written form for Albanian before the adoption of the Latin-based alphabet. The Elbasan script holds historical significance as one of the earliest known native alphabets for Albanian, and this letter is encoded in the Unicode Standard to preserve and allow digital representation of this unique cultural and linguistic artifact.